vomit blood

短语

词形变化

vomits blood 三单 vomits blood vomiting blood 现在分词 vomited blood 过去式 vomited blood 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vomit, blood.

  2. 2.

    To be overcome with extreme levels of stress or frustration, especially when dealing with something problematic.

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词源

The figurative sense is a calque of an idiomatic expression from Chinese languages — 嘔血/呕血 (au² hyut³) in Cantonese and 吐血 (thò͘-hoeh) in Hokkien, for example.

来源:wiktionary